Scouring or cleaning device.



T. SKORNING.

SCOURING 0R CLEANING DEVICE. APPLICATION man Nov.13. 1915.

Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH vC0., WAsHINuToN, n. C.

NIT @T SGOUBING- OR CLEANING'DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

Application filed November 13, 1915. Serial No. 61,296.

To all whom 'it may concern.' f

Be it known that I, TrioRs'rinN SKORN- me, a subject of the King ofNorway, re siding at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Scouringor Cleaning' Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates more particularly to a device which is intendedfor scouring or polishing knives, forks, and the like. Its objects areto provide a device of this character which is simple in constructionand may therefore be made at a small cost, and one which will be durableand efficient in operation.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating this invention: Figure 1 is aside view, showing the device applied to a table; Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view; and Fig. 3 is a front elevation.

As shown in these drawings, 5 represents a casing, comprising sidemembers 6 and a. bottom 7 A stop or cross-piece 8 is secured to thebottom at the front end of the device, for engagement with the edge of atable top or shelf, upon which the device rests when in use, so that theoperator may hold the same firmly in position. A tongue orpartition-like member 9 is pivoted at 10 at the back of the casing, thepivot 11 passing through the side walls 6. The front of the tongue orplate 9 is provided with projections 12, which serve as thumb pieces orhandles, for raising and lowering the front end thereof. The lowersurface of the tongue or plate 9 is substantially flat or plain, andnormally lies about parallel with the upper surface of the bottom 7. Itis provided with a covering 13, of felt or the like, and the uppersurface of the bottom 7 is provided with a similar covering 14. Theupper surface of the tongue or plate 9 is curved as indicated, suchcurvature corresponding to the general curvature of forks or othercurved articles which are to be cleaned or polished in the device. Asecond tongue or plate 15 is pivotcd at the back of the casing, asindicated at 16, the pivot 17 extending through the side walls andengaging with the plate. The lower surface of this tongue or plate iscurved to conform with the upper surface of the tongue or plate 9. andthe front end thereof is provided with projections 18, which serve ashandles for raising ,and lowering the same,

The lower surface of the tongue or plate 15 is provided with a covering19 of felt or the like, and the upper surface of the plate 9 is providedwith a similar covering 20. The pivots l1 and 17 may be more or lesspermanent, or they may be formed so as to be readily removed to releasethe plates for renewing the felt or for cleaning.

I/Vhen the device is to be used, some abrading or polishing material isplaced on the cloth or felt coverings, and if a knife is to be cleaned,the' operator raises the outer end of the tongue or plate 9, and insertsthe knife between the coverings 13 and 14, and the knife is polished bymoving the blade back and forth between these coverings, the operator inthe meantime regulating the pressure and holding the device in positionon a table, by pressing down on the plate 15.

If a fork is to be cleaned, it is inserted between the coverings 19 and20 of the two plates, and the operation is the same as above described.The coverings between the different parts may be made of polishing clothor any other suitable material, either for polishing or for holdingabrading or polishing material, which may be applied thereto; and theform of the device may also be altered without departing from thegeneral nature of my invention. Therefore I dok not wish to limit myselfto the exact construction shown and described, eXcept as pointed out inthe following claims, in which- I claim:

l. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a casing,a plate pivoted at the back of the casing. having a flat lower surfaceand a longitudinally curved upper surface, a second plate havingalongitudinally curved lower surface pivoted at the back of the casing,and coverings of fabric between the opposed surfaces of the plates, andbetween the lower surface of the first-named plate and the upper surfaceof the bottom of the casing.

2. In a device of the character set forth,

the combinationof a frame comprising aV bottom and side members, adownwardly projecting cross-piece on the bottom at the front thereof, atongue extending longitudinally of the frame, and pivoted at the backthereof, a handle at the front end of said tongue, said tongue having aflat lower surface which is normally substantially parallel with thebottom plate, and having a longitudinally curved upper surface, saidVcurvature corresponding in general With the curvature of an article toloe cleaned,' n

a second tongue extending longitudinally of the frame, and pivoted atthe back thereof,

said tongue having a handle at the front,v and having its lower surfacecurved lon` gitudinally to oonforin to the upper surface Copies of thispatent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissionerof Patents,

Washington, D. C.

